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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the money from the mill such a powerful lure for Mr. Holmes?
(a) He is status conscious.
(b) He is ambitious by nature.
(c) He was raised in poverty.
(d) He is very greedy.

2. Who is engaged to Mr. Holmes?
(a) Lois.
(b) Margret.
(c) Miss Hall.
(d) Miss Herne.

3. Why did Margret give up her former love, Mr. Holmes?
(a) She felt she was an impediment to his goals.
(b) She caught him in a lie.
(c) She fell out of love with him.
(d) She didn't want to be tied down.

4. Who is the author of MARGRET HOWTH: A STORY OF TO-DAY?
(a) Roberta Harding Davis.
(b) Rebecca Hardison Davis.
(c) Rebecca Harding Davis.
(d) Rebecca Sunnybrook Davis.

5. How long has Dr. Knowles known Margret?
(a) A couple of months.
(b) A few days.
(c) Five years.
(d) All her life.

6. Which of the following has Margret NOT given up in order to work?
(a) Joy.
(b) Love.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Career.

7. Where does Joel fix a bed for Lois?
(a) The back porch.
(b) Near the fire.
(c) The barn loft.
(d) The spare room.

8. Where does Lois live?
(a) In a rowhouse.
(b) In a shack by the railroad track.
(c) In a room in a house near the mill.
(d) In an old farmhouse.

9. From where has Lois' father returned?
(a) The army.
(b) Prison.
(c) The navy.
(d) An overseas job.

10. Mr. Holmes knows that he would be ____________ with Margret as his wife.
(a) Stressed.
(b) Content.
(c) Happy.
(d) Unhappy.

11. From what affliction does Margret's father suffer?
(a) Leg deformity.
(b) Deafness.
(c) Blindness.
(d) Epilepsy.

12. What noise startles Margret as she stands outside?
(a) The yapping of a dog.
(b) A scream.
(c) A gunshot.
(d) Thunder.

13. What type of material is produced at the mill where Margret worked?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Silk.
(c) Canvas.
(d) Wool.

14. What is Mrs. Howth doing as Margret does her chores?
(a) Tends the fire.
(b) Kneads bread.
(c) Dozes in a chair.
(d) Sweeps the floor.

15. What is Mr. Holmes aware of as he sits in his room?
(a) Margaret is in an office on the floor beneath him.
(b) How quiet the mill is at night.
(c) The sound of a nearby train.
(d) His labored breathing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Margret do before going to bed?

2. What keeps Joe from interacting with the people he sees on the street?

3. What does Dr. Knowles do when walking with Mr. Howth outside?

4. Margret thinks that the doctor has always looked at her ___________________.

5. Mr. Holmes wonders if it is the right thing to _____________________.

(see the answer keys)

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